How Many People Are Named Special?
people named Special are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,014,198 people in the US has this name
Based on 344 babies named Special in Social Security records from 1980 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Special in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Special alive today is about 30 years old, and 55% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Special first appears in the records in 1980 and was given most often in 1996, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.
Babies given the name each year, 1980 to 2020
🏆 Rank History
Special has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,560, in 1996.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,560 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,561 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Special alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Special were born in California than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today.
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